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Centered Zipper Application:
1. Turn garment to the wrong side. Check seam opening to make sure top edges are even. Length of opening should be equal to length of zipper coil plus 1” (2.5 cm).
2. Machine-baste on seam line from bottom opening to top of garment. Clip basting stitches every 2” (5 cm) to make basting easier to remove.
3. Press seam open. Finish raw edges if fabric ravels easily.
4. Place zipper face down on seam, with zipper coil directly on seam line and top stop 1” (2.5 cm) below cut edge (keep pull tab up). Hand baste zipper in place to secure.
5. Spread garment flat, right side up. Mark bottom stop of zipper with pin. Use transparent tape ¾” wide and same length as zipper. Place down center of seam line. Do not use tape on napped or delicate fabrics.
6. Replace presser foot with zipper foot and adjust to left of needle. Topstitch zipper from right side, beginning at seam at bottom of tape. Stitch across bottom of zipper; pivot at edge of tape. Stitch up left side of zipper to top cut edge, using edge of tape as a guide.
7. Adjust zipper foot to right side of needle. Begin at seam at bottom of tape and stitch across bottom. Pivot and stitch up right side of zipper, using edge of tape as a guide.
8. Pull both threads at bottom to wrong side. Tie all four threads, using pin to pull close to zipper. Clip threads.
9. Turn garment to right side. Remove tape. Carefully remove machine basting in seam line.
10. Press, using press cloth to protect fabric from shine. Trim zipper tape even with top edge of the garment.
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